![]() ![]() To lower the headsail after releasing the halyard, just pull in the downhaul from the more secure place you’ve led it to, such as the sidedeck near the cockpit. With a long bowsprit, a downhaul is essential. But hanks require trips to the foredeck, unless you’ve customized your rig with a downhaul.Ī downhaul is a small-diameter line that’s attached to the head of a hanked-on sail and leads down the stay to a block near the tack and then aft. The block and cam cleat, located aft next to the cockpit, above left, ensures the genoa furling line (green fleck) has a fair lead with low friction and is fast and easy to pull.īefore they came on the scene, there were hanked-on sails, and many people still prefer them. Fair leads and well-located fittings repay handsomely in reduced effort. It’s important to be able to deploy, adjust, or furl these headsails with ease. Strong, well-designed roller-furling systems are available today, along with specially-made genoa jibs with padded luffs that allow them to self-stow and still set properly when partially rolled up. What can be done to minimize time spent up there wrestling with headsails? Of all the places to be when it’s rough, a bucking wet foredeck is my least favorite. When not needed, the lifeline can be coiled and attached to the D-ring with its pelican hook. A stainless-steel D-ring lashed to a shroud at chest level can guide the lifeline from where it begins outside the cockpit, forward (through the D-ring) to the bow pulpit, without interfering with sail trim. Lin and Larry Pardey have for years advocated chest-high lifelines-and they work! They don’t have to be fancy, just strong-so that when you have to go forward you have the extra security of a line you can easily attach your safety harness to without having to bend down to a jackline at your feet. This article will focus on sail changes for Marconi-rigged boats of a size that lend themselves to being sailed solo. We have to be thankful that sails and rigs have evolved since those days. That is just the beginning of reefing instructions in The Seaman’s Friend, Richard Henry Dana Jr.’s 1879 treatise on practical seamanship. Lay out on the yard and haul out the earings, and knot the points as for the first reef of a topsail, seeing them clear of the topsail sheets. except that the clews are not hauled chock up. Good Old Boat and Karen have graciously allowed us to republish it for OCH members. This is an article from "Good Old Boat", a magazine we like a lot, and it's written by OCH Guide Karen Sullivan. Email This Page to a FriendPreview: Simplify Sail Changes - When Solo, Planning is the Key to Smooth Sailing by Karen Sullivan
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